Shoe.



No. 820,862. PATENTED MAY 15, 1906.

-F. GUsTAVESON.

SHOE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1906.

Application filed June 6,1905. Serial No. 263,987.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, FRANK Gnsravnson, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Wabasha, in the county of W'aba- 'sha and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoes, being esecially directed to an improved welt there or, and has for its objects to produce a comparatively simple inexpensive device of this character which in practice will be strong and durable, one which will securely connect the inner and outer soles to each other and to the up er, and one whereby a water-tight joint wi be produced.

With these and other objects in View the invention comprises the novel features of construction and combination of parts, more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a cross-section showing the inner sole, upper,

, and one of the welt-stri s united. Fi 2 is a similar view showing t e second welt-strip attached to said parts. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the outer sole and intermediate filling applied.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the inner sole; 2, the outer sole; 3, an intermediate filling between said soles, and 4 the upper, provided with a lining 5, these parts, except as hereinafter explained, being of the usual or any appropriate construction and material and designed to perform their ordinary functions.

The inner sole 1, which is corn osed of leather, is split around its margina edge to produce a pair of marginal tongues 6 and 7, of which the latter is turned outward at right angles to the surface lane of the sole, thus forming a substantia y vertical flange and producing, in conjunction with the tongue 6,

an angular or L-shaped recess 8. The normally lower face of the sole is incised at a point within and suitably remote from the ton ue or flange 7 to produce an inclined he 9 and a tongue 10,for a purpose which will resently appear.

Tli e upper 4, which is composed of leather or other material, has its edge seated in the recess 8, which also receives a welt member or strip 11, applied to the outer face of the adjacent portion of the upper and secured in.

place by stitches 12, disposed at their inner ends in the kerf 9 and at their outer ends at the angle of the welt-strip 11, which is folded transversely to conform to the recess 8. Applied to the outer face of the Welt-strip 11 is a second welt member or strip 13,- also bent transversely to conform to the angular shape of the recess and attached by stitches 14, extended through the tongue 7 and strip 11 and enga ed. at the angle of strip 13, it being note in this connection that there is thus produced a double welt each member or strip of which is individually attached, and by separate rows of stitching, to the insole 1, and, further, that both rows of stitches pass through the ortion of the upper which is secured withm the recess, thereby firmly uniting the insole, upper, and welt-strips.

The outer sole 2, which is composed of appropriate material, is united to t io welt by a marginal row of stitching 15, sewed throu h both members or strips of the double welt, the filling 3 being entered between the soles prior to the a plication of the sole .2 and servmg to proper y fill the space between the soles produced by the outwardly 1 extending tongues 7 and corresponding portions of the welt-strips 11 and 13. It is to be understood that the tongue 10 is cemented to the 'sole 1 after the welt-strip 11 is stitched in place and rior to the ap lication of the outer sole and intermediate fi ling.

It will be observed from the foregoing that there is produced a strong and durable welt the arts of which are firmly united and whici serves to securely connect the inner and outer soles and upper, one which presents a water-proof joint between the parts and one which is free from liability of breaking down, as ISCOIHHIOD in devices of this class.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is In a shoe, an insole having an angular-l outturned marginal tongue producing a sullstantially L-shaped recess and. a marginal kerf formed on the sole at an inner point remote from the recess, a welt-strip bent transversely to conform to and ap lied within the recess and united to the so e by a row of stitches passed through the Welt-strip and adjacent portion of the upper, said stitches being engaged at their inner ends in the kerf and at thelr outer ends in the angle of the stri a second welt-strip bent to conform to an applied within the recess and secured in ioo place by a TOW of stitches passed through the tongue and first-named strip and engaged at their outer ends in the angle of the second I strip; said strips conjointly formin & double 5 Welt, and an outsole united to t e double Welt by a. row of stitches passed through both of the Welt-strips.

FRANK GUSTAVESON.

Witnesses:

@ JOHN W. MURDOQH,

MALCOLM KENNEDY. 

